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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 14, 2016

Driver Evacuates 20 Students From School Bus Fire

Maryland bus driver Renita Smith is hailed for getting her elementary school passengers to safety before the bus becomes fully engulfed.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 8, 2016

Transportation Staff Trains on Safety, Special Needs

Shenendehowa Central School District’s safety refresher covers such issues as hazard communication, transporting special-needs students, and how to prevent dragging incidents.

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ArticlesSeptember 7, 2016

How Fleet Telematics Tools Help Track, Improve Driver Behavior

Real-time GPS tracking, video integration, and driver behavior algorithms are used to create tools such as driver score cards, reports, and alerts that help drivers and managers correct unsafe habits and reinforce safe ones.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 22, 2016

Washington State Director Allan Jones to Retire

Jones, who began his pupil transportation career as a school bus driver nearly 40 years ago, will step down as state director at the end of September.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 18, 2016

Florida District Trains 1,600 Transportation Employees

Hillsborough County Public Schools’ back-to-school training event covers such topics as customer service and “How Not to Be Confined by Your Title.”

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2016

New Course Preps Applicants for CDL Written Test

The new offering from School Bus Safety Co. is available online or in hard copy with CDs, guides, and practice tests.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2016

District Undergoes School Bus Safety Overhaul

In response to a safety review, Knox County (Tenn.) Schools directs funds to hire a safety manager, install surveillance cameras in new school buses, and ensure that spare buses have a radio system.

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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2016

School Bus Safety Co. to Provide Online Training

The company partners with Scenario Learning to offer the Driver Training Course through the SafeSchools Online Staff Training System.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2016

School Bus Drivers to Receive Restraint Training for Special-Needs Students

A Virginia district is conducting a two-day training on verbal and non-verbal de-escalation techniques and appropriate restraint methods intended to be used as a last resort for unruly students.

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Is There a Student Hiding on Your Bus?

A school bus driver and attendant allegedly left a 13-year-old boy on their bus twice, but the charges against them were ultimately dropped. The attendant says the boy “intentionally hid.” But is that a valid excuse?

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